#906BEC
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.6% 0.187 293.5), rgb(144, 107, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.50:1).
About this color
#906BEC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.50:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.50:1 |
| White text | 3.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #906BEC |
| RGB | rgb(144, 107, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 77%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.187 293.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #906BEC | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #906BEC | 5.50:1 | AA | Lc 38.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #906BEC text on white | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #906BEC text on black | 5.50:1 | AA | Lc -36.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3F8
oklch(88.4% 0.051 294)
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Step 300
300
#C3B6F7
oklch(81% 0.092 293.4)
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Step 400
400
#A68DF2
oklch(70.7% 0.146 293.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#906BEC
oklch(62.6% 0.187 293.5)
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Step 600
600
#7D50DC
oklch(55.6% 0.203 293.5)
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Step 700
700
#6A3FBF
oklch(49.1% 0.19 293.6)
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Step 800
800
#56359A
oklch(42.6% 0.156 293.7)
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Step 900
900
#46307B
oklch(37.7% 0.122 293.2)
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Step 950
950
#291D48
oklch(27% 0.077 293.4)
#906BEC with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #2C84F0 | 0.119 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3780E9 | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7886A1 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #906BEC
#906BEC
oklch(62.6% 0.187 293.5)
- #889000
#889000
oklch(62.5% 0.14 113.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #906BEC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #906BEC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.049
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.050
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.068
Use #906BEC in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.